Smith wins first World Cup of his career in Hafjell

The final round of the 2012 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Hafjell, Norway, produced a first-time winner in the men's competition, with Steve Smith (Devinci Global Racing) beating out his teammate George Brannigan. While the battle for the men's overall downhill World Cup title was over after round six, with Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing) having locked it up by virtue of his four wins, the competition for second in the final standings was far from done, with world champion Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) a mere 19 points in front of Gee Atherton (GT Factory Racing).

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing0:03:31.764
2George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing0:00:00.400
3Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:00:02.134
4Gee Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:00:02.289
5Nick Beer (Swi) Devinci Global Racing0:00:03.133
6Cameron Cole (NZl) Lapierre International0:00:04.209
7Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized0:00:04.745
8Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:00:04.801
9Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Mondraker Team0:00:04.948
10Brendan Fairclough (GBr) SCott110:00:05.504
11Michael Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride0:00:05.642
12Isak Leivsson (Nor)0:00:05.686
13Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team0:00:05.790
14Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Mondraker Team0:00:05.965
15Greg Williamson (GBr)0:00:06.032
16Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction0:00:06.058
17Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing0:00:06.193
18Bernard Kerr (GBr)0:00:06.962
19Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World Racing0:00:06.989
20Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Team Norco International0:00:07.299
21Loic Bruni° (Fra) Lapierre International0:00:07.381
22Florent Payet (Fra) SC-Intense0:00:07.534
23Damien Spagnolo (Fra) MS Mondraker Team0:00:07.593
24Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof0:00:07.599
25Luke Strobel (USA)0:00:07.693
26Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr)0:00:08.012
27Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team0:00:08.315
28Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Pila-Black Arrows-Mtb Herin SChool Asd0:00:08.691
29Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT Factory Racing0:00:08.961
30Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:09.409
31Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) CG Racing Brigade0:00:09.818
32Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team0:00:09.994
33Slawomir Lukasik (Pol)0:00:10.004
34Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof0:00:10.127
35Richard Thomas (GBr)0:00:10.252
36Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Topcycle By Trek0:00:10.435
37Benny Strasser (Ger)0:00:10.944
38Connor Fearon° (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride0:00:11.358
39Oscar Harnstrom (Swe) Pila-Black Arrows-Mtb Herin SChool Asd0:00:11.646
40Kyle Sangers (Can)0:00:12.242
41Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International0:00:12.801
42Adam Brayton (GBr)0:00:13.334
43Richard Rude Jr° (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team0:00:13.372
44Zakarias Blom Johansen (Nor)0:00:13.906
45Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team0:00:14.617
46Kirk Mcdowall (Can)0:00:14.698
47Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona0:00:14.734
48Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing0:00:14.736
49Reece Potter° (NZl)0:00:15.129
50Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)0:00:15.302
51Sam Dale (GBr)0:00:15.339
52Ludovic Oget (Fra) Dagg - Racing0:00:15.617
53Oliver Burton (GBr)0:00:16.125
54Jakob Thunell° (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing0:00:16.448
55Joshua Button (Aus) SC-Intense0:00:16.487
56Mark Wallace° (Can)0:00:16.561
57Quentin Chanudet (Fra)0:00:16.720
58Phil Atwill° (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team0:00:16.779
59Richard Leacock (NZl)0:00:16.833
60Mark Scott (GBr)0:00:17.078
61Benjamin Verrier (Fra)0:00:17.092
62Noel Niederberger° (Swi) SCott110:00:17.327
63Espen Johnsen (Nor)0:00:17.355
64Mathew Stuttard (GBr)0:00:17.421
65Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof0:00:17.829
66Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team0:00:17.963
67Faustin Figaret (Fra) SC-Intense0:00:18.022
68Arthur Parret (Fra) Passion Velo.Fr0:00:18.866
69Will Jones (GBr)0:00:19.198
70Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Hutchinson United Ride0:00:19.212
71Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate0:00:21.547
72David Trummer° (Aut)0:00:22.806
73Arthur Babcock (USA)0:00:23.502
74Jack Reading (GBr)0:00:24.607
75Lars Vatnebryn Sandviken (Nor)0:00:24.899
76Dan Sheridan° (Irl)0:00:25.173
77Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team0:00:29.390
DNFGavin Vaughan (USA)Row 77 - Cell 2
DNSAaron Gwin (USA) Trek World RacingRow 78 - Cell 2
DNSPierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois AlsaceRow 79 - Cell 2
DNSDennis Dertell (Swe)Row 80 - Cell 2
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Devinci Global Racing103pts
2MS Mondraker Team74Row 1 - Cell 3
3GT Factory Racing72Row 2 - Cell 3
4Santa Cruz Syndicate55Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lapierre International36Row 4 - Cell 3
6Passion Velo.Fr30Row 5 - Cell 3
7Monster Energy-Specialized24Row 6 - Cell 3
8Scott1121Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alpine Commencal Austria20Row 8 - Cell 3
10Hutchinson United Ride20Row 9 - Cell 3
11Giant Factory Off-Road Team18Row 10 - Cell 3
12Commencal / Riding Addiction15Row 11 - Cell 3
13Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing14Row 12 - Cell 3
14Unior Tools Team12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie12Row 14 - Cell 3
16Trek World Racing12Row 15 - Cell 3
17Madison Saracen Downhill Team11Row 16 - Cell 3
18Team Norco International11Row 17 - Cell 3
19Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace9Row 18 - Cell 3
20SC-Intense9Row 19 - Cell 3
21Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof7Row 20 - Cell 3
22Pila-Black Arrows-MTB Herin School Asd3Row 21 - Cell 3
23CG Racing Brigade1Row 22 - Cell 3
24Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team1Row 23 - Cell 3
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Elite men individual final downhill World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Aaron Gwin (USA) Trek World Racing1260pts
2Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate1162Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gee Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing1123Row 2 - Cell 3
4Steve Smith (Can) Devinci Global Racing930Row 3 - Cell 3
5Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy-Specialized735Row 4 - Cell 3
6Josh Bryceland (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate699Row 5 - Cell 3
7Brook Macdonald (NZl) MS Mondraker Team650Row 6 - Cell 3
8Danny Hart (GBr) Giant Factory Off-Road Team650Row 7 - Cell 3
9Michael Hannah (Aus) Hutchinson United Ride632Row 8 - Cell 3
10George Brannigan (NZl) Devinci Global Racing604Row 9 - Cell 3
11Cameron Cole (NZl) Lapierre International579Row 10 - Cell 3
12Andrew Neethling (RSA) Giant Factory Off-Road Team561Row 11 - Cell 3
13Marc Beaumont (GBr) GT Factory Racing553Row 12 - Cell 3
14Nick Beer (Swi) Devinci Global Racing488Row 13 - Cell 3
15Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Lapierre International482Row 14 - Cell 3
16Matthew Simmonds (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof448Row 15 - Cell 3
17Rémi Thirion (Fra) Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team438Row 16 - Cell 3
18Loic Bruni° (Fra) Lapierre International420Row 17 - Cell 3
19Joseph Smith (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof384Row 18 - Cell 3
20Aurélien Giordanengo (Fra) Topcycle By Trek378Row 19 - Cell 3
21Damien Spagnolo (Fra) MS Mondraker Team378Row 20 - Cell 3
22Luke Strobel (USA)376Row 21 - Cell 3
23Richard Rude Jr° (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team362Row 22 - Cell 3
24Justin Leov (NZl) New-Zealand358Row 23 - Cell 3
25Thibaut Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction339Row 24 - Cell 3
26Markus Pekoll (Aut) MS Mondraker Team330Row 25 - Cell 3
27Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Scott11320Row 26 - Cell 3
28Mitchell Delfs (Aus) Kona314Row 27 - Cell 3
29Patrick Thome (Fra) Lapierre International311Row 28 - Cell 3
30Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Team Norco International307Row 29 - Cell 3
31Pierre Charles Georges (Fra) Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace299Row 30 - Cell 3
32Lorenzo Suding (Ita) Pila-BlaCK Arrows-Mtb Herin School Asd297Row 31 - Cell 3
33Mickael Pascal (Fra) France296Row 32 - Cell 3
34Connor Fearon° (Aus) Kona296Row 33 - Cell 3
35Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate280Row 34 - Cell 3
36Robin Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing278Row 35 - Cell 3
37Sam Dale (GBr)277Row 36 - Cell 3
38Greg Williamson (GBr)261Row 37 - Cell 3
39Florent Payet (Fra) SC-Intense255Row 38 - Cell 3
40Marcelo Gutierrez Villegas (Col) CG Racing Brigade247Row 39 - Cell 3
41Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team246Row 40 - Cell 3
42Bernard Kerr (GBr)242Row 41 - Cell 3
43Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team228Row 42 - Cell 3
44Eliot Jackson (USA) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team223Row 43 - Cell 3
45Ben Reid (Irl) Dirt Norco Race Team214Row 44 - Cell 3
46Mitch Ropelato* (USA) United States Of America210Row 45 - Cell 3
47Oscar Harnstrom (Swe) Pila-BlaCK Arrows-Mtb Herin School Asd205Row 46 - Cell 3
48Lewis Buchanan (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof201Row 47 - Cell 3
49Harry Molloy (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team199Row 48 - Cell 3
50Richard Thomas (GBr)197Row 49 - Cell 3
51Joshua Button (Aus) SC-Intense196Row 50 - Cell 3
52Neko Mulally (USA) Trek World Racing192Row 51 - Cell 3
53Matthew Beer (Can)187Row 52 - Cell 3
54Ruaridh Cunningham (GBr)177Row 53 - Cell 3
55Julien Camellini (Fra)167Row 54 - Cell 3
56Oliver Burton (GBr)166Row 55 - Cell 3
57Kyle Sangers (Can)166Row 56 - Cell 3
58Harry Heath (GBr) Unior Tools Team157Row 57 - Cell 3
59Cyrille Kurtz (Fra) CK Racing Santacruz150Row 58 - Cell 3
60Duncan Riffle (USA) United States Of America150Row 59 - Cell 3
61Isak Leivsson (Nor)147Row 60 - Cell 3
62Ziga Pandur (Slo) Unior Tools Team137Row 61 - Cell 3
63Benny Strasser (Ger)133Row 62 - Cell 3
64Adam Brayton (GBr)129Row 63 - Cell 3
65Jack Reading (GBr)121Row 64 - Cell 3
66Nejc Rutar (Slo) Unior Tools Team120Row 65 - Cell 3
67Filip Polc (Svk) Slovakia113Row 66 - Cell 3
68Troy Brosnan* (Aus) Australia107Row 67 - Cell 3
69Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Hutchinson United Ride106Row 68 - Cell 3
70Jono Jones° (GBr) Great Britain104Row 69 - Cell 3
71Fraser Mcglone° (GBr)99Row 70 - Cell 3
72Phil Atwill° (GBr) Madison Saracen Downhill Team96Row 71 - Cell 3
73Francisco Pardal* (Por) Portugal94Row 72 - Cell 3
74Cédric Gracia (Fra) CG Racing Brigade93Row 73 - Cell 3
75Bernat Guardia Pascual (Spa) Spain93Row 74 - Cell 3
76Marcus Klausmann (Ger) Ghost Factory Racing Team88Row 75 - Cell 3
77Thomas Braithwaite (GBr)88Row 76 - Cell 3
78Austin Warren° (USA) United States Of America84Row 77 - Cell 3
79Johann Potgieter (RSA)83Row 78 - Cell 3
80Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof83Row 79 - Cell 3
81Ivan Oulego Moreno (Spa) Spain82Row 80 - Cell 3
82Mark Scott (GBr)81Row 81 - Cell 3
83Alexander Kangas (Swe)78Row 82 - Cell 3
84Niklas Wallner (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing64Row 83 - Cell 3
85Boris Tetzlaff* (Aut) Austria64Row 84 - Cell 3
86Alex Bond (GBr) Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof60Row 85 - Cell 3
87Faustin Figaret (Fra) SC-Intense59Row 86 - Cell 3
88Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Dirt Norco Race Team57Row 87 - Cell 3
89Joe Connell° (GBr) Great Britain56Row 88 - Cell 3
90Benjamin Verrier (Fra)56Row 89 - Cell 3
91Jack° Moir (Aus) Australia55Row 90 - Cell 3
92Marco Milivinti (Ita) Italy53Row 91 - Cell 3
93Ludovic May (Swi)53Row 92 - Cell 3
94Slawomir Lukasik (Pol)48Row 93 - Cell 3
95Dean Lucas° (Aus) Australia48Row 94 - Cell 3
96Dan Atherton (GBr) GT Factory Racing45Row 95 - Cell 3
97Logan Binggeli (USA) United States Of America44Row 96 - Cell 3
98George Gannicott° (GBr)43Row 97 - Cell 3
99Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra)42Row 98 - Cell 3
100Yoann Barelli (Fra)42Row 99 - Cell 3
101Nico Vink (Bel) Rose Vaujany Gravity Mtb Team42Row 100 - Cell 3
102Matej Charvat (Cze)41Row 101 - Cell 3
103Lars Vatnebryn Sandviken (Nor)41Row 102 - Cell 3
104Curtis Keene (USA) Specialized Racing - Usa Gravity38Row 103 - Cell 3
105Gaetan Ruffin (Fra) Commencal / Riding Addiction38Row 104 - Cell 3
106Zakarias Blom Johansen (Nor)37Row 105 - Cell 3
107Kirk Mcdowall (Can)35Row 106 - Cell 3
108Guillaume Cauvin° (Fra) France35Row 107 - Cell 3
109Mathieu Gallean (Fra) Dagg - Racing35Row 108 - Cell 3
110Mark Wallace° (Can)34Row 109 - Cell 3
111Miran Vauh (Slo) Slovenia34Row 110 - Cell 3
112Manuel Gruber (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria34Row 111 - Cell 3
113Cody Warren (USA)33Row 112 - Cell 3
114Timothy Bentley (RSA) Hutchinson United Ride33Row 113 - Cell 3
115Reece Potter° (NZl)32Row 114 - Cell 3
116Jonty Neethling (RSA)32Row 115 - Cell 3
117Kevin Aiello (USA)32Row 116 - Cell 3
118Gianluca Vernassa° (Ita) Devinci Global Racing30Row 117 - Cell 3
119Ralph Jones (GBr)30Row 118 - Cell 3
120Rob Fraser (Can)30Row 119 - Cell 3
121Ludovic Oget (Fra) Dagg - Racing29Row 120 - Cell 3
122Alexis Pujol (Fra)29Row 121 - Cell 3
123Joe Barnes (GBr)29Row 122 - Cell 3
124Dennis Dertell (Swe) Team 23 Degrees28Row 123 - Cell 3
125Florian Arthus (Fra) Xcytt Racing28Row 124 - Cell 3
126Emanuel Pombo (Por) Portugal28Row 125 - Cell 3
127Jakob Thunell° (Swe) Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing27Row 126 - Cell 3
128Stefan Garlicki (RSA)27Row 127 - Cell 3
129Arthur Parret (Fra) Passion Velo.Fr27Row 128 - Cell 3
130Kieran Bennett (NZl)26Row 129 - Cell 3
131Quentin Chanudet (Fra)24Row 130 - Cell 3
132David Trummer° (Aut)24Row 131 - Cell 3
133Charly Di Pasquale (Fra) Xcytt Racing23Row 132 - Cell 3
134Lars Peyer (Swi) SC-Intense22Row 133 - Cell 3
135Richard Leacock (NZl)22Row 134 - Cell 3
136Remi Gauvin* (Can) Canada22Row 135 - Cell 3
137Scott Mears (GBr)22Row 136 - Cell 3
138Rudy Cabirou° (Fra) France21Row 137 - Cell 3
139Noel Niederberger° (Swi) Scott1119Row 138 - Cell 3
140Espen Johnsen (Nor)18Row 139 - Cell 3
141Thomas Jeandin (Swi)18Row 140 - Cell 3
142Carlo Caire° (Ita) Argentina Bike Gravity Team17Row 141 - Cell 3
143Mathew Stuttard (GBr)17Row 142 - Cell 3
144Fergus Lamb (GBr)16Row 143 - Cell 3
145Jérôme Crocombette (Fra) Passion Velo.Fr16Row 144 - Cell 3
146Kazuki Shimizu* (Jpn) Japan14Row 145 - Cell 3
147Ville° Ormo (Fin) Finland13Row 146 - Cell 3
148Emyr Davies (GBr)12Row 147 - Cell 3
149Will Jones (GBr)12Row 148 - Cell 3
150Alexandre Fayolle° (Fra) France12Row 149 - Cell 3
151Junya Nagata (Jpn)11Row 150 - Cell 3
152Edgar Carballo Gonzalez (Spa) Spain11Row 151 - Cell 3
153Tommy Herrmann (Ger)11Row 152 - Cell 3
154Matthias Stonig (Aut) Austria10Row 153 - Cell 3
155Romain Payet° (Fra)10Row 154 - Cell 3
156Benoit Coulanges° (Fra)9Row 155 - Cell 3
157Lutz Weber* (Swi) Switzerland8Row 156 - Cell 3
158Arthur Babcock (USA)8Row 157 - Cell 3
159Joao Gois° (Por)8Row 158 - Cell 3
160Dan Sheridan° (Irl)8Row 159 - Cell 3
161Mathias Haas (Aut) Alpine Commencal Austria7Row 160 - Cell 3
162Tiaan Odendaal° (RSA) South Africa7Row 161 - Cell 3
163Benjamin Torrano (Fra)7Row 162 - Cell 3
164Yuki Kushima (Jpn)4Row 163 - Cell 3
165Hans Lambert (Can)3Row 164 - Cell 3
166Kristoffer Haugland (Nor)2Row 165 - Cell 3
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Team final World Cup standings
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1GT Factory Racing535pts
2MS Mondraker Team420Row 1 - Cell 3
3Santa Cruz Syndicate402Row 2 - Cell 3
4Devinci Global Racing379Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lapierre International316Row 4 - Cell 3
6Trek World Racing301Row 5 - Cell 3
7Hutchinson United Ride275Row 6 - Cell 3
8Scott11259Row 7 - Cell 3
9Giant Factory Off-Road Team249Row 8 - Cell 3
10Commencal / Riding Addiction216Row 9 - Cell 3
11Monster Energy-Specialized203Row 10 - Cell 3
12Chain Reaction Cycles.Com / Nukeproof134Row 11 - Cell 3
13Labyrinth Shimano Racing Team133Row 12 - Cell 3
14Passion Velo.Fr104Row 13 - Cell 3
15Alpine Commencal Austria98Row 14 - Cell 3
16SC-Intense95Row 15 - Cell 3
17Madison Saracen Downhill Team94Row 16 - Cell 3
18Team Norco International93Row 17 - Cell 3
19Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team68Row 18 - Cell 3
20Team Morzine - Avoriaz / Haute - Savoie47Row 19 - Cell 3
21Kona45Row 20 - Cell 3
22CG Racing Brigade38Row 21 - Cell 3
23Team Lac Blanc / Solid / Batibois Alsace37Row 22 - Cell 3
24Topcycle By Trek32Row 23 - Cell 3
25Team Are Bikepark By W-Racing23Row 24 - Cell 3
26Unior Tools Team23Row 25 - Cell 3
27Pila-Black Arrows-Mtb Herin School Asd23Row 26 - Cell 3
28CK Racing Santacruz17Row 27 - Cell 3
29Torpado Surfing Shop10Row 28 - Cell 3
30Dagg - Racing9Row 29 - Cell 3
31Dirt Norco Race Team4Row 30 - Cell 3
32Ghost Factory Racing Team3Row 31 - Cell 3

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